Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis 3 shy of Pete Maravich's record

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Detroit Mercy star guard Antoine Davis finished three points shy of matching Pete Maravich as the NCAA career scoring leader on Thursday night, scoring 22 in a 71-66 loss to Youngstown State in the Horizon League tournament.

Whether Davis gets another chance to break the record remains to be seen.

Davis came in needing 26 points to break Maravich's hallowed mark that stood for over 50 years. But after picking his fourth foul with 3:36 left, the 6-foot-1 guard didn't drive to the basket and then missed four 3-pointers — one of them a wide-open look — in the final two minutes of the intense game.

With Davis stuck at 3,664 points — three behind Maravich's 3,667 — it is unknown whether Detroit Mercy will play another game this season. They are eliminated from the Horizon League tournament and will not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament or NIT because of their sub-.500 record (14-19).

However, the Titans could still play in the College Basketball Invitational, which does not have a win percentage criteria to participate, so long as Detroit Mercy is invited and willing to pay a $50,000 entry fee. If the Titans do get into the CBI, Davis' points would count toward the record.

On Thursday night, Davis had just seven points at halftime as the top-seeded Penguins harassed him all over the floor and made it tough for him to get a good look at the basket.

He began to find his range in the second half, but couldn't put together one of his patented sprees.

Wearing a protective mask to protect a broken nose suffered earlier this season at Cincinnati, Davis started slowly in front of a sellout crowd inside Beeghly Center on Youngstown State's campus.

The rail-thin graduate senior missed his first four shots before